birthday

I turned 20 on Monday (the 6th)! Yay!

I’m usually not a huge fan of birthdays, but this one was actually good thanks to my wonderful boyfriend. We stayed in & he cooked me dinner & we watched slumdog millionaire. It was really relaxing…plus he got me AWESOME gifts (which I also usually hate). He gave me a couple of gag gifts, which were hilarious, but then got me

1) A Spongebob cake (I’m a nerd, I know)

2) A snuggie! I make fun of these all the time, but they’re freakin’ sweet.

3) A subscription to Netflix (I love movies & suck at returning them on time)

4) A season pass to Six Flags!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHH!

 

So yeah- he’s fantastic. Best birthday gifts ever

tanning

I went tanning today with my little, Tash, for the first time ever.

HILARIOUS.

I didn’t know what I was doing, and I’m black so I was getting a lot of weird looks hahaha.

Oh well, it was way fun (and I did get tan!)

missing exams

I e-mailed my professors yesterday afternoon to let them know that I have pneumonia & couldn’t take the scheduled exams today. Luckily, they both e-mailed me back and told me that I can make them up whenever I’m better (so that took a huge load off of my shoulders).

Whenever you’re going to miss an exam, it’s best to let the prof know ASAP! Also, be willing to be flexible- if they want you to make it up the next day, try & do that (out of courtesy). Also, because you will have your exam dates at least 3 weeks in advance, but really probably since the first day of class, don’t schedule doc appointments/other things on test days.  The only reason to miss an exam is in  the case of a serious illness or emergency…or, at least, that’s usually the only reasons profs will let you make up the exam. A lot of times, they will require documentation as well- such as a doctor’s note (so don’t lie! You can get in A LOT of trouble for that).

But yeah…I’m going to go back to studying now (I’ve been studying all day, because for the past 5 or so days I’ve been too sick to focus at all). I’m definitely getting better though- I can concentrate, I’m less congested, and I actually have my appetite back! I’m not supposed to be better until this weekend, but just feeling a little bit better is certainly a relief after the hellish, pneumonia-filled week I just had

sick sick sick

So remember how I’ve been complaining about being sick for like a week now? Yeah…well I freaking have pneumonia. Which is horrible timing, because I have 2 exams tomorrow & had one last week, and being sick definitely made me do worse than I would’ve normally.

 

Oh well, at least we had a snow day today! (UMBC never closes, so a snow day is a BIG deal). I’m bummed that I can’t go play in the snow though   Instead I’m going to cuddle up with the boyfriend, watch a movie, take antibiotics, & study for my exams tomorrow.

sidenote

i’m really into this new artist, Asher Roth, right now. Check him out.

I Love College & his version of A Millie are especially hot.

sims 3

so the sims 3 was SUPPOSED to come out on feb. 20…but has been delayed until june. i’m a huge sims nerd (seriously…i play for hours upon hours) & was really looking forward to the new one.

i’m bummed, but i suppose my GPA is probably happy.

VDay

Happy Valentine’s Day!

What are your plans? Some of my friends are having an all-day cookout, so I’m going to be heading there soon. It should be fun- they have one every semester, and it’s always a good time.

Anyways, last night my sorority Phi Sigma Sigma had a social (get-together) with one of the fraternities, TKE (Tau Kappa Epsilon). It was really fun, and it was the first social since the new girls got their bids- so it was a great time for all. 

Speaking of Phi Sig, I’ve been doing nothing but sorority stuff for the past 2.5 weeks. I love my sisters, and my sorority, so it’s been fine, but that means that I really need to spend this week focusing on my classes & research. I’m sure I will be in the library quite a bit, so expect some frequent study-break updates 

Heading to the cookout- ttyl!

for real this time

Okay,

So I know I haven’t updated in a while [[i've been SO busy planning stress free zone and doing other stuff]], but i PROMISE a video blog update is coming tonight! I have class until 7, but I will be making/posting the video after that.

Scavenger Hunt

A group of students organized a campus scavanger hunt that’s taking place from today (really at midnight last night) until early Sunday afternoon. Teams of 2-20 people were supposed to sign up online beforehand with a team name and team captain. I’m the team captain for my group- it’s me and about 10 of my friends. The list is pretty intense [[see here: http://userpages.umbc.edu/~andsil1]], and I’ve been running around campus in between work and classes today trying to gather stuff. A lot of my group members don’t have classes tomorrow, so we’re going to get a lot of the stuff then. I’ll keep you posted on the outcome…hopefully we win!

 

♥Jen

Going green

UMBC has been pursiung quite a few green initiatives- my favorite being one that I just saw this morning.

Each residence hall [[and apartment community]] has a front desk that is responsible for sorting mail & doing other things to make the residents happy- including giving out free toilet paper [[that's right, we don't have to buy our own!]]. Anyways, I work at the front desk in Erickson, and as I was giving a resident toilet paper, I noticed that we have brand new, environmentally-friendly TP! It’s made from recycled paper & is biodegradeable

Woo!

 

 

♥Jen